Straight helps Oldham with its food waste

23 June, 2008 By Liz Gyekye

Oldham Council is expanding its food waste collection trial, in a bid to increase recycling rates, with the help of waste management firm Straight.The local authority is set to rollout more than 80,000 of Straights 23 litre kerbside caddies. Residents can put their food waste inside the caddies.The council will initially distribute 20,000 of the containers in August. A further 20,000 caddies will be delivered in three separate phases over the course of 12 months.